International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 23, May 2022

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS ................................................. 3
2. Other NEWS .................................................... 5
3. Conference Announcements ............................ 7
4. Internet Resource List .................................... 20
5. Disaster Related Journals ............................... 12
6. New Books..................................................... 15
7. Selected Article References ........................... 28
8. Miscellaneous ................................................ 40

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1. IDRIM NEWS

IDRiM 2022 Conference“Critical Steps For Research And Practice In Disaster Risk
Management In The Age Of Climate Change And COVID-19
Pandemics”
Historically, South-Eastern European (SEE) nations have faced numerous disasters,such as destructive earthquakes, floods, wildfires, landslides, etc. and technologicalaccidents, often affecting bordering countries. Furthermore, due to the effects of theclimate change, an increase in the number and intensity of weather-related complex
disasters is expected. In developing SEE countries, with high social and economic
vulnerability and, at the same time, low focus on prevention and preparedness activities,
there is an urgent need for cooperation in the region between scientists, experts,
practitioners and national authorities to deal with both slow and rapid-onset disasters.
The 12th International Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster
Risk Management (IDRiM2022) will be hosted by Babeș-Bolyai University of ClujNapoca (Romania), Research Institute for Sustainability and Disaster Management
based on High Performance Computing and Faculty of Environmental Science andEngineering. The main objective of the IDRiM2022 conference is to showcase research,
discuss case studies, and address urgent problems within the field in SEE countries andother countries around the world.
The specific objectives of the conference include:•••

to invite contributions that not only advance the state of the art in
integrated disaster risk management research and effectiveness, but also
summarize, synthesize, and assess field specific information in order to
set future priorities in DRR;
to strengthen networking between the academic community, practitioners
and authorities and representatives of civil society in the field of disasterrisk reduction;
to share DRR policies and practices in the current pandemic situation in
the different countries and extract important essences for DRR in the
future.

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Understanding hazards and risks for a better risk management
Sustainable development and resilient societies
Reducing social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities
Risk communication and risk perception studies
Disaster education
Gender issues in disaster risk reduction
Technological disasters triggered by natural hazards (Natech)
Disaster risk governance (with a special focus on Central and SouthEastern Europe)
Managing cascading disasters during pandemics (Covid-19) / slow-onset
catastrophes.
Climate and weather-related disasters
Climate change adaptation
Early warning systems
Critical infrastructure protection against disasters
Systemic risks
Economic impacts of disasters
Other topics related with integrated disaster risk management

Website: http://idrim2022.com

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2. Other NEWS

Global Assessment Report 2022
Our World at Risk
Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future
From the press release:
Source: https://www.undrr.org/gar2022-our-world-risk#container-downloads“Despite commitments to build resilience, tackle climate change and create sustainable
development pathways, current societal, political and economic choices are doing thereverse. This jeopardizes not only achievement of the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction 2015–2030, but also hinders progress towards the Paris Agreement andthe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the Transforming our World: the2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To change course, new approaches areneeded. This will require transformations in what governance systems value and how
systemic risk is understood and addressed. Doing more of the same will not be enough.
Risk creation is outstripping risk reduction. Disasters, economic loss and the underlying
vulnerabilities that drive risk, such as poverty and inequality, are increasing just as
ecosystems and biospheres are at risk of collapse. Global systems are becoming moreconnected and therefore more vulnerable in an uncertain risk landscape. Local risks,like a new virus in Wuhan, China, can become global; global risks like climate change
are having major impacts in every locality. Indirect, cascading impacts can be significant.
Without increased action to build resilience to systemic risk, the SDGs cannot be
achieved. Investment in understanding risk is the foundation for sustainable
development. However, this needs to link to a reworking of financial and governancesystems to account for the real costs of current inaction to address risks like climatechange. Without this, financial balance sheets and governance decision-making willremain fragmented and be rendered increasingly inaccurate and ineffective.”
Website: https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/world-disaster-report-2020

Page 5IPCC 2022 Report
From the press release:
Source:https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/downloads/press/IPCC_AR6_WGII_PressReleaseEnglish.pdf“Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption innature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to
reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said
scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report,
released today. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said
Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting
threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet. Our actions today will shape how people
adapt and nature responds to increasing climate risks.” The world faces unavoidable
multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C (2.7°F).
Even temporarily exceeding this warming level will result in additional severe impacts,some of which will be irreversible. Risks for society will increase, including to
infrastructure and low-lying coastal settlements.
The Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group II report, Climate Change
2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability was approved on Sunday, February 27
2022, by 195 member governments of the IPCC, through a virtual approval session thatwas held over two weeks starting on February 14. Urgent action required to deal withincreasing risks Increased heatwaves, droughts and floods are already exceeding
plants’ and animals’ tolerance thresholds, driving mass mortalities in species such as
trees and corals. These weather extremes are occurring simultaneously, causing
cascading impacts that are increasingly difficult to manage. They have exposed millions
of people to acute food and water insecurity, especially in Africa, Asia, Central andSouth America, on Small Islands and in the Arctic. To avoid mounting loss of life,
biodiversity and infrastructure, ambitious, accelerated action is required to adapt toclimate change, at the same time as making rapid, deep cuts in greenhouse gas
emissions. So far, progress on adaptation is uneven and there are increasing gaps
between action taken and what is needed to deal with the increasing risks, the newreport finds. These gaps are largest among lower-income populations. The Working
Group II report is the second instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6),
which will be completed this year”[…]“Scientists point out that climate change interacts with global trends such as
unsustainable use of natural resources, growing urbanization, social inequalities, losses
and damages from extreme events and a pandemic, jeopardizing future development.
“Our assessment clearly shows that tackling all these different challenges involves
everyone – governments, the private sector, civil society – working together to prioritize
risk reduction, as well as equity and justice, in decision-making and investment,” said
IPCC Working Group II Co-Chair Debra Roberts. “In this way, different interests, values
Page 6and world views can be reconciled. By bringing together scientific and technologicalknow-how as well as Indigenous and local knowledge, solutions will be more effective.
Failure to achieve climate resilient and sustainable development will result in a
suboptimal future for people and nature.” Cities: Hotspots of impacts and risks, but alsoa crucial part of the solution This report provides a detailed assessment of climatechange impacts, risks and adaptation in cities, where more than half the world’s
population lives. People’s health, lives and livelihoods, as well as property and criticalinfrastructure, including energy and transportation systems, are being increasingly
adversely affected by hazards from heatwaves, storms, drought and flooding as well as
slow-onset changes, including sea level rise.”[…]“The report clearly states Climate Resilient Development is already challenging atcurrent warming levels. It will become more limited if global warming exceeds 1.5°C(2.7°F). In some regions it will be impossible if global warming exceeds 2°C (3.6°F).
This key finding underlines the urgency for climate action, focusing on equity and justice.
Adequate funding, technology transfer, political commitment and partnership lead tomore effective climate change adaptation and emissions reductions.““The year 2021 has again been heavily impacted by the Corona pandemic. In addition,
climate-related extreme weather events have kept us busy in many parts of the world,
including heat waves, forest fires and floods. To safeguard against existential risks,social security systems are of great importance for disaster preparedness. The
consequences of the Corona pandemic and climate change have made this even moreclear in the last two years. The report addresses different forms of social security
systems and highlights their social relevance in the context of crises and disasters.”
Website: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/

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3. Conference Announcements

Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022
June 20-24, 2022
Online and onsite in Pretoria, South Africa
South Africa will offer an inspiring environment for this second edition of the SRI
Congress. A leader on the African continent and around the globe for sustainability
science and innovation as well as participatory approaches to action research, it also
provides a gateway to the wider African continent.
The country boasts an exceptional network of universities working at the forefront ofresilience and has strong ties to private sector and industry research that is moving new
green ideas to market, building innovation capacity and providing sustainability career
opportunities to meet Africa’s Agenda 2063.
An important objective of SRI2022 is to amplify the voice of sustainability science andinnovation in the Global South, specifically for the African continent through raisingawareness and propelling discussions about sustainable priorities for Africa. Africa hasmuch to offer to the global discussion on sustainability, and SRI2022, together with its
host Future Africa, will provide a critical platform in collaboration with local, African andinternational partners.
The Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress is a series of gatherings uniting
global research leaders, experts, industry and innovators to inspire action and promotea sustainability transformation. A joint initiative of Future Earth and the Belmont Forum,
it is a space of fierce advocacy for sustainability scholarship and innovation,transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration and action.
Hosted by the Future Africa Institute at the University of Pretoria, SRI2022 will build on
the success of the first SRI Congress which took place in June 2021 and featured 700
speakers and 2,000 participants from 100 countries.
Website: https://sri2022.org

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Dealing with Disasters Conference 2022
Dealing with Disaster Prevention and Recovery through Next Generation
Social, Economic and Environmental Health and Well-being,
9th - 10th June, 2022
Hosted by the Northumbria Disaster and Development Society (DDS) and the Disasterand Development Network (DDN) in Association with the Centre for International
Development (CID) Hybrid in Person and Online at Northumbria University, Newcastle
upon Tyne, UK 9 th - 10th June, 2022
Driving Rationale: Putting disaster prevention into recovery processes is a strategic
opportunity to improve the well-being and survivability of future generations. Meanwhile,the capacity of present generations to ensure this is contingent on sustaining knowledge
from lived experiences of recoverable disaster loss and damage. This two-day
conference is aimed at all those interested in engaging research, policy and practice foractions towards a more risk informed, and well-being enhanced, engagement withdisaster prevention and recovery. A particular feature is to bring well-establishedanalysts working from the bases of varied knowledge environments together withpractice and policy facing groups to address generational gaps that impact on disasterprevention and recovery. Organisation is provided by the Northumbria University hosted
Disaster and Development Society in association with the Northumbria Disaster andDevelopment Network and Centre for International Development. It forms the latest in aseries of 13 Dealing with Disasters Conferences (DwD) since 2006. Dealing with
Disasters conferences take place in response to demands in the subject area to enable
critical reflection and action on topics requiring new or renewed focus. Outcomes fromthis event will feed into policy and research related forums nationally and globally,
including UNDRR Global Platform, UNFCCC Conference of the Parties and regionaland global alliances of disaster researchers (e.g. UKADR, GADRI).
Website: https://dealingwithdisasters2022.wordpress.com/

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4. Internet Resource List•

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes
http://www.gadri.net/•

Emergency Events Database EM-DAT
http://www.emdat.be/•World Economic Forum Database
http://reports.weforum.org/•

Global Assessment Report and UNISDR
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar•

Munich NatCatService
http://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/business/nonlife/natcatservice/index.html•

Global Disaster Watch
http://globaldisasterwatch.blogspot.co.at/•

RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php•

GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
http://www.gdacs.org/•

Pacific Disaster Center
http://www.pdc.org/•

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/index.html•

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global Assessment Report(GAR)
http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar•

PreventionWeb: Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction
community:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/.

Page 10•Disaster Reduction Hyper base: Web based facility to compile appropriate
disaster reduction technologies and knowledge.
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/•

MCEER: Collection of disaster management resources, including international,
federal, state, local and non-profit organizations:
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/reference_services/disasterManagementRes
ources.asp•

Staffordshire Raynet: Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet.
Long list of websites for various disasters and databases.
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/disaster.htm•

Internet Resources for Disaster Studies: University of Delaware Library
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/disasters/internet.htm•

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency: Focus is on the US
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm•

EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network: Reducing the Impact ofDisasters Through Education
http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/Pages/default.aspx•

Disaster Handbook: University of Florida.
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/links.htm•

Disaster Management: Royal Roads University.
http://libguides.royalroads.ca/content.php?pid=64941&sid=480216•

Natural Hazards and Disaster Information Resources: University of Colorado at
Boulder (including newsletter).
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/•

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistancehttps://www.cfe-dmha.org/•

Humanitarian Library
http://www.humanitarianlibrary.org/•

UNHCR: Emergency Handbook
https://emergency.unhcr.org/•

ProVention Consortium: Working in Partnership to Build Safer Communities andReduce Disaster Risk
http://www.proventionconsortium.net/?pageid=29
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5. Disaster Related Journals•

Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRIM Journal
http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim•

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
http://www.springer.com/economics/environmental/journal/41885•

Journal of Extreme Events
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/joee•

Weather and Climate Extremes
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/weather-and-climate-extremes/•

Climate Risk Management
http://ees.elsevier.com/clrm/•

Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters
http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/jgndhome.php•

Disaster Health
http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/disasterhealth/•International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/727506/descriptio
n#description•

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291468-5973•

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/welcome.shtml•

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/index•

Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems
and Geohazards
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=17499518&linktype=1•

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/718675/descriptio
n#description
Page 12•International Journal of Risk Management(IJRM)http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=583•

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering
http://journals.witpress.com/jsse.asp•

Global Environmental Change
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30425/description#description•

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/about.html•

Journal of Emergency Management
http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html•

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJDRBE•

Regional Environmental Change
http://www.springer.com/environment/global+change++climate+change/journal/10113•

Natural Hazards Review
http://ascelibrary.org/nho/•

Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
http://www.atlantis-press.com/publications/jracr/index.html•

Environmental Hazards
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213•

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management(IJCCSM): www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijccsm•

Journal of Natural Disaster Science
https://www.jsnds.org/jnds/•

Disasters
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0361-3666&site=1•

Environmental Hazards
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213

Page 13•Natural Hazards
www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/journal/11069•

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Environmental Change
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/meteorology+%26+cli
matology/journal/11027•

Extremes
http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/10687•

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
http://www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk/international-journal-of-disasterresilience•

Journal of Disaster Research
http://www.fujipress.jp/JDR/JDR_about.html•

Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM)
http://rpsonline.com.sg/journals/101-ajedm/ajedm.html•

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
http://www.springer.com/13753•

Disaster Advances
http://www.disasterjournal.net/•

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
http://www.ijmed.org/•

International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
http://www.sersc.org/journals/IJDRBC/•

Disaster Prevention and Management
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=dpm•

Risk Analysis
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0272-4332&site=1•

Journal of Risk Research
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=13669877&linktype=1•

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM)
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=24

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6. New Books
Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk
Reduction
Authors: Hirokazu Tatano, Andrew Collins
Year: 2022
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-15-8661-3
Content: This book presents selected papers from the 3rd Global Summit of
Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction – Expanding the Platform for
Bridging Science and Policy Making, which was held at the Disaster Prevention
Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus from 19 to 21 March2017. It was organised by the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes(GADRI), which was established soon after the second Global Summit and the
UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, and isintended to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction 2015–2030. The conference not only provided a platform fordiscussion and exchange of information on key current and future research
projects on disaster risk reduction and management, but also promoted active
dialogues through group discussion sessions that addressed various disaster
research disciplines. In this book, authors from various disciplines working atgovernmental and international organisations provide guidance to the scienceand technical community, discuss the current challenges, and evaluate theresearch needs and gaps in the context of climate change, sustainable
development goals and other interlinked global disaster situations. Expert
opinions from practitioners and researchers provide valuable insights into how toconnect and engage in collaborative research with the international science andtechnical communities and other stakeholders to achieve the goals set out in theagenda of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. In
addition, case studies and other evidence-based research papers highlightongoing research projects and reflect the challenges encountered in information
sharing by various stakeholders in the context of disaster risk reduction andmanagement.
Methodologies for Estimating the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters
Authors: Hirokazu Tatano, Yoshio Kajitani
Year: 2022
Publisher: 2022
ISBN: 978-981-16-2718-7
Content: This book outlines methodologies to estimate the economic impacts ofnatural disasters based on business surveys conducted after large disasters inJapan. By including numerous observations on business activities in pastdisasters and the validations of both engineering and economic models based onthese data sets, this book appeals to practitioners who estimate the regional
economic impacts as well as to students and young professionals in various
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fields who conduct disaster impact studies. The book consists of 7 chapters andincludes theories and practices, which help readers to interlink the estimation
methods with real-world problems. The study primarily focuses on cases inJapan, but the methods employed can be generalized and applied in othercountries.
Disasters and Neoliberalism: Different Expressions of Social Vulnerability
Authors: Gabriela Vera-Cortés (Editor), Jesús Manuel Macías-Medrano (Editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030549046
Content: This book shows how the adoption of the neoliberal development
model has increased the social vulnerability to disasters, with a special focus on
Mexico, a country which once was the role model of the neoliberal turn in Latin
America. It brings together 12 case studies of disasters such as floods,
earthquakes and volcanic emergencies, in both urban and rural areas, to show
how neoliberal development projects and changes in legislation affected disasterprevention and management in different parts of the country. The case studies
from Mexico are complemented by two comparative studies which analyze theimpacts of neoliberalism in disaster prevention and management in Mexico,
Brazil, United States and Italy. Disasters and Neoliberalism: Different
Expressions of Social Vulnerability presents a unique contribution to theinterdisciplinary field of disaster research by presenting qualitative studies ofdisaster vulnerability from the perspective of scholars from the Global South,
bringing a fresh and critical approach to English speaking social sciences
qualitative researchers working on disaster risks in a number of fields, such as
geography, anthropology, sociology, political science and environmental
studies.
Historic Cities in the Face of Disasters: Reconstruction, Recovery and Resilienceof Societies
Authors: Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian (Editor), Judith Ryser (Editor), Andrew
Hopkins (Editor), Jamie Mackee (Editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030773558
Content: This book examines reconstruction and resilience of historic cities andsocieties from multiple disciplinary and complementary perspectives and, by
doing so, it helps researchers and practitioners alike, among them reconstruction
managers, urban governance and professionals. The book builds on carefully
selected and updated papers accepted for the 2019 Silk Cities international
conference on ‘reconstruction, recovery and resilience of historic cities andsocieties’, the third Silk Cities conference held in L’Aquila, Italy, 10-12 July 2019,
working with University of L’Aquila and UCL. This multi-scale, andmultidisciplinary book offers cross-sectoral and complimentary voices frommultiple stakeholders, including academia, urban governance, NGOs and local
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populations. It examines post-disaster reconstruction strategies and case studies
from Europe, Asia and Latin America that provide a valuable collection foranyone who would like to get a global overview on the subject matter. It thereby
enables a deeper understanding of challenges, opportunities and approaches indealing with historic cities facing disasters at various geographical scales.
Additionally, it brings together historical approaches to the reconstruction ofhistorical cities and those of more recent times. Thus, it can be used as areference book for global understanding of the subject matter.
Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks
Authors: Dilanthi Amaratunga (Editor), Richard Haigh (Editor), Nuwan Dias
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030730026
Content: This book presents a collection of papers under the theme of multihazard early warning and disaster risks. These were selected from thepresentations made at the International Symposium on Tsunami and MultiHazard Risks, Early Warning and Community Awareness in supporting
implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 20152030. This conference aimed to recognize achievements and to highlight workthat still needs to be carried out. The conference promoted collaboration among
academia, research institutions and disaster management offices, and further
encouraged multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral interaction This International
Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction
provided an important opportunity to reflect upon our progress to date in tackling
disaster risk, but also to consider some of the challenges and opportunities thatlay ahead of us. A particular focus of this event wasMulti-Hazard Early Warning.
During the negotiations for the Sendai Framework, countries and partners
highlighted the need to: 1.
Continue to invest in, develop, maintain andstrengthen people-centred, end-to-end early warning systems; 2.
Promotethe application of simple and low cost early warning equipment and facilities;
3.
Broaden the dissemination channels for early warning information tofacilitate early action. Countries also called for the further development of andinvestment in effective, nationally compatible, regional multi-hazard early warning
mechanisms. To address these needs, global Target (g) of the Sendai
Framework was adopted, namely to “substantially increase the availability of andaccess to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information andassessments to the people by 2030”. As illustrated by recent events in Indonesia,
it is also vital to address the challenge of cascading hazards that pose a tsunami
risk, and the importance of linking tsunami early warning to a multi-hazard
environment. However, moving towards a multi-hazard environment is complex
and poses many challenges but can bring significant benefits in terms ofefficiencies and also in recognising the links between hazards, such as
cascading threats. We very much hope that this book will provide an important
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well as supporting implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction
Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience: Integration of Blue-GreenInfrastructure in Sustainable Development
Authors: Mahua Mukherjee (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 981164814X
Content: This book provides an introduction to the critical role of ecosystembased disaster risk resilience (Eco-DRR) for building community resilience tomultiple environmental risks such as rising heat, water stress, and pollution.
Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) is an Eco-DRR tool that is an under-exploredparadigm and can respond as one common strategy to targets set by the
Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP), Climate Agreements (UNEP), theSendai Framework (UNISDR), and the New Urban Agenda (UNCHS).
Highlighted here in a systematic way is the importance of blue-green
infrastructures in resilience building. The purpose is to introduce readers to thechallenging context of development and opportunity creation for Eco-DRR. The
roles of policy, scientific research, and implementation are presented cohesively.
An attractive proposition of the book is a collection of case studies from different
parts of the world where integration of BGI is experimented with at various levelsof success. It envisages that shared tacit experiences from the realm of practicewill further strengthen explicit knowledge. The focus in this book is on need andcontext building, policy and science (investigation, analysis, and design), casestudies, and a road map for the future in four successive parts. Each part is selfsufficient yet linked to its predecessor, successor, or both, as the case may be.
Disaster Studies: Exploring Intersectionalities in Disaster Discourse
Authors: Janki Andharia
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9813293411
Content: This book covers several dimensions of disaster studies as an
emerging discipline. It is the inaugural book in the series ‘Disaster Studies andManagement’ and deals with questions such as “Is disaster management a fieldof practice, a profession, or simply a new area of study?” Exploring
intersectionalities, the book also examines areas of research that could help
enhance the discourse on disaster management from policy and practiceperspectives, revisiting conventional event-centric approaches, which are thebasis for most writings on the subject. Several case studies and comparative
analyses reflect a critical reading of research and practice concerning disasters
and their management.The book offers valuable insights into various subjects
including the challenge of establishing inter- and multi-disciplinary teams within
the academia involved in disaster studies, and sociological and anthropologicalreadings of post-disaster memoryscapes. Each of the contributors has an
enduring interest in disaster studies, thus enriching the book immensely. This
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book will be of interest to all the students and scholars of disaster studies anddisaster management, as well as to practitioners and policymakers.
Disasters and Economic Recovery
Authors: Davia C. Downey
Year: 2021
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0367258587
Content: Disasters and Economic Recovery provides perspectives on theeconomic issues that emerge before, during, and after natural disasters in aninternational context, by assessing the economic development patterns thatemerge before and after disaster. This book will provide a historical overview of
emergency management policy and previous responses to disasters in eachcountry, as well as the policy learning that occurred in each case leading up to
the disasters under analysis. The book highlights four cases: New Orleans;
Christchurch, New Zealand; the Japan earthquake and tsunami; and Hurricane
Sandy in the Northeastern United States. The book places important focus on thespecific collaborative developments unique to the rebuilding of each place’s
economy post-disaster. Using time-series data, the book shows the emergenceof new industries and job hiring patterns in the immediate aftermath, as well as
provides a picture of the economic performance of each country in the years
following each event. Looking at the economic development policies pre- andpost-disaster, readers will glean important lessons on how to build resilient
economies within the disaster framework, highlighting the differences inapproaches to rebuilding local economies in places with varying levels ofgovernmental capacity post-disaster to inform policymakers, scholars, and thedisaster relief community as they plan their response to future disasters.
Supply Chain Resilience: Reducing Vulnerability to Economic Shocks, Financial
Crises, and Natural Disasters
Authors: Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Editor), Fukunari Kimura (Editor), Shandre
Mugan Thangavelu (Editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811528721
Content: This book investigates individual companies’ and industries’ supply
chain risk management approaches to identify risk drivers and verify effectiverisk-reduction measures and business continuity plans.Typically, supply chain
risk assessments focus on normative guidelines based on single best practice
examples or vulnerability events, and there has been little work exploring how theconcepts of supply chain risk management and resilience are related. However,since this relationship has implications for developing integrated response
strategies, a clear understanding of the possible consequences is a fundamental
step in building socio-economic resilience along the supply chain.Against thisbackground, the book addresses three main topics: firstly, it defines the
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conceptual and sectoral domains of supply chain risk management and resilienceby examining the welfare effects of extreme weather events and other economic
shocks on selected global supply chains. It then presents an in-depth analysis of
the scope of public–private partnerships to tackle the risks, by empirically
exploring supply chain risk effects and information management. Thirdly, it
proposes a regional cooperation framework in the context of major supply chain
vulnerability events such as disasters and global financial crises.
Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Coping with Calamity(Latin American Tópicos) 1st Edition
Authors: June Carolyn Erlick
Year: 2020
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0367265842
Content: Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Coping withCalamity explores the relationship between natural disasters and civil society,immigration and diaspora communities and the long-term impact on emotional
health. Natural disasters shape history and society and, in turn, their long-range
impact is determined by history and society. This is especially true in Latin
America and the Caribbean, where climate change is increasing the frequency
and intensity of these extreme events. Ranging from pre-Columbian flooding in
the Andes to the devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, this bookfocuses on long-range recovery and recuperation, rather than short-term disaster
relief. Written in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, the author shows how
lessons learned about civil society, governance, climate change, inequality andtrauma from natural disasters have their echoes in the challenges of today’s
uncertain world.This book is well-suited to the classroom and will be an asset tostudents of Latin American history, environmental history and historical memory.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in theU.S.
Authors: Paul S. Adams, Geoffrey L. Wood
Year: 2020
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1793627991
Content: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social
Inequities in the U.S. examines how natural disasters impact social inequality in
the United States. The contributors cover topics such as criminal justice,demographics, economics, history, political science, and sociology to show how
effects of natural disasters vary by social and economic class in the UnitedStates. This volume studies social and political mechanisms in disaster response
and relief that enable natural disasters to worsen inequalities in America andoffers potential solutions.

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Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience: New Frameworks for
Building Resilience to Disasters 1st ed. 2021 Edition
Authors: Saeid Eslamian and Faezeh Eslamian
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030612775
Content: This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction andResilience. The series aims to fill in gaps in theory and practice in the Sendai
Framework, and provides additional resources, methodologies andcommunication strategies to enhance the plan for action and targets proposed by
the Sendai Framework. The series will appeal to a broad range of researchers,
academics, students, policy makers and practitioners in engineering,
environmental science and geography, geoscience, emergency management,
finance, community adaptation, atmospheric science and information
technology. This volume discusses how to measure and build disaster
resilience at society’s capacity, drawing upon individual, institutional andcollective resources to cope with and adapt to the demands and challenges ofnatural disaster occurrences. The book will serve as a guide, outlining the key
indicators of disaster resilience in urban and rural settings, and the resources
and strategies needed to build resilient communities in accordance with thetargets of the Sendai Framework. Readers will learn about multi-risk reduction
approaches using computational methods, data mining techniques, and System
Thinking at various scales, as well as institutional and infrastructure resiliencestrategies based on several case studies.
Emerging Technologies for Disaster Resilience: Practical Cases and Theories(Disaster Risk Reduction) 1st ed. 2021 Edition
Authors: Mihoko Sakurai and Rajib Shaw
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811603596
Content: Technological advances have helped to enhance disaster resiliencethrough better risk reduction, response, mitigation, rehabilitation andreconstruction. In former times, it was local and traditional knowledge that was
mainly relied upon for disaster risk reduction. Much of this local knowledge is stillvalid in today’s world, even though possibly in different forms and contexts, andlocal knowledge remains a shared part of life within the communities. In contrast,with the advent of science and technology, scientists and engineers havebecome owners of advanced technologies, which have contributed significantly
to reducing disaster risks across the globe.
This book analyses emerging technologies and their effects in enhancing
disaster resilience. It also evaluates the gaps, challenges, capacities required
and the way forward for future disaster management. A wide variety oftechnologies are addressed, focusing specifically on new technologies such as
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augmented reality (AR). Other sets of emerging advanced technologies including
an early warning system and a decision support system are also reported on.
Moreover, the book provides a variety of discussions regarding information
management, communication, and community resilience at the time of a disaster.
This book’s coverage of different aspects of new technologies makes it avaluable resource for students, researchers, academics, policymakers, anddevelopment practitioners.
Climate Change, Disaster Risks, and Human Security: Asian Experience andPerspectives (Disaster Risk Reduction) 1st ed. 2021 Edition, Kindle Edition
Authors: Juan M. Pulhin (Editor), Makoto Inoue (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Springer
ISBN:
Content: This book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten
human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as
major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent“threat multiplier” with the potential to harm the vital core of human life and curtail
people’s freedom and ability to live with dignity. Climate change and disasterrisks undermine the security of individuals, communities, nations, and the world,
considering the increasing trend in the frequency and magnitude of hydrometeorological disasters and the projections on their future adverse impacts.
Despite recent advances in the literature, there is still a major gap in
understanding the relationship and linkages between climate change, disasterrisks, and human security, particularly as gleaned from the Asian experience.
Asia is the world’s most vulnerable region in terms of the quantity and magnitudeof impacts from various forms of disaster. At the same time, it has developed anumber of innovative responses to address those risks, offering a wealth ofexperience. Exploring and capitalizing on the Asian perspective, this bookprovides valuable resource material for students, academics, researchers,
policymakers, and development practitioners working in these areas.

Extreme and Systemic Risk Analysis
Authors: Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan
Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-15-2688-6
Content: This book is about how extreme and systemic risk can be analyzed in
an integrated way. Risk analysis is understood to include measurement,
assessment as well as management aspects. Integration is understood as being
able to perform risk analysis for extreme and systemic events simultaneously.
The presented approach is based on Sklar's theorem, which states that a
multivariate distribution can be separated into two parts – one describing themarginal distributions and the other describing the dependency between the
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distributions using a so-called copula. It is suggested to reinterpret Sklar's
theorem from a system or network perspective, treating copulas as a network
property and individual, including extreme, risk as elements within the network. In
that way, extreme and systemic risk can be analyzed independently as well as
jointly across several scales. The book is intended for a large audience, and alltechniques presented are guided with examples and applications with a special
focus on natural disaster events. Furthermore, an extensive literature anddiscussion of it are given in each chapter for the interested reader.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
Authors: Muneta Yokomatsu, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-15-4319-7
Content: This book provides insight on how disaster risk management canincrease the resilience of society to various natural hazards. The multidimensionality of resilience and the various different perspectives in regards todisaster risk reduction are taken explicitly into account by providing studies andapproaches on different scales and ranging from natural science based methods
to social science frameworks. For all chapters, special emphasis is placed on
implementation aspects and specifically in regards to the targets and priorities foraction laid out in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The
chapters provide also a starting point for interested readers on specific issues ofresilience and therefore include extensive reference material and important future
directions for research.
Disaster Studies
Authors: Janki Andharia
Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-329-338-0
Content: This book covers several dimensions of disaster studies as an
emerging discipline. It is the inaugural book in the series ‘Disaster Studies andManagement’ and deals with questions such as “Is disaster management a fieldof practice, a profession, or simply a new area of study?” Exploring
intersectionalities, the book also examines areas of research that could help
enhance the discourse on disaster management from policy and practiceperspectives, revisiting conventional event-centric approaches, which are thebasis for most writings on the subject. Several case studies and comparative
analyses reflect a critical reading of research and practice concerning disasters
and their management. The book offers valuable insights into various subjects
including the challenge of establishing inter- and multi-disciplinary teams within
the academia involved in disaster studies, and sociological and anthropologicalreadings of post-disaster memoryscapes. Each of the contributors has an
enduring interest in disaster studies, thus enriching the book immensely. This
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book will be of interest to all the students and scholars of disaster studies anddisaster management, as well as to practitioners and policymakers.
Disaster Risk Communication
Authors: Katsuya Yamori
Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-13-2317-1
Content: This book provides a unique blend of integrated disaster risk
communication research conducted by authors with diverse backgrounds,
including social psychology, sociology, civil engineering, informatics, andmeteorology. It reports on the latest advances in collaborative and participatory
action research on community-based disaster management from the frontline inJapan, Nepal, China and the USA. In addition, it employs and integrate a broad
range of methodologies, including mathematical analyses, computer simulations,questionnaire surveys, gaming approaches, and participatory observation. Eachchapter deals with disaster risk communication initiatives to address various
hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides, which are
uniquely integrated from a social psychological perspective.
Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery from Disasters: Perspectives fromSoutheast Asia
Authors: Ma. Regina M. Hechanova (Editor), Lynn C. Waelde (Editor)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN: 978-1839097911
Content: The book fills a void by bringing together literature in an underrepresented but disaster-prone region - Southeast Asia. It discusses the culturalconsiderations of those providing mental health and psychosocial support in theregion. It highlights the role of education in reducing disaster vulnerability. It
presents ways in which workplace organization have sought to enhance
employee and organizational resilience in the face of disasters. It discusses
how the disaster planning process, including prevention, mitigation, andpreparedness efforts, can be integrated with mental health efforts. It features
how mental health interventions including psychological first aid, resilienceinterventions, mindfulness, and art therapy have been carried out. It also
discusses the issues of those caring for survivors and describes MHPSS
interventions for disaster responders themselves. The book also addresses
post-traumatic growth as an outcomes of disaster exposure, concluding bysummarizing the challenges and prospects for promoting resistance, resilience,and recovery in SEA.
Natural Disasters and Climate Change: Innovative Solutions in Financial Risk
Management
Authors: Juan José Durante (Editor), Rafael Rosillo (Editor)
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Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3030437060
Content: This book presents a technical approach to promoting thedevelopment of disaster and climate change risk financing and transfer
strategies, and discusses several practical issues, chiefly focusing on Latin
America and the Caribbean. Innovative risk financing and insurance
mechanisms are vital for governments around the world, in order to provide
financial protection and reduce the economic costs and social anddevelopmental impacts of natural disasters and climate change. The book’s
main content is complemented by a wealth of graphics, diagrams and tables
that illustrate the concepts discussed and make the text accessible forpractitioners and non-practitioners alike. The book offers proven, creative andinnovative ideas on how to tackle risk financing and management for natural
disasters and climate change. Strategic topics such as sovereign disaster risk
financing, property catastrophe risk insurance, and agricultural insurance arealso discussed.
Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Ecosystems and Societies
Authors: Shalini Dhyani (Editor), Anil Kumar Gupta (Editor), Madhav Karki(Editor)Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-9811547119
Content: Over the past few decades, the frequency and severity of natural andhuman-induced disasters have increased across Asia. These disasters lead to
substantial loss of life, livelihoods and community assets, which not only
threatens the pace of socio-economic development, but also undo hard-earned
gains. Extreme events and disasters such as floods, droughts, heat, fire,
cyclones and tidal surges are known to be exacerbated by environmental
changes including climate change, land-use changes and natural resource
degradation. Increasing climate variability and multi-dimensional vulnerabilities
have severely affected the social, ecological and economic capacities of thepeople in the region who are, economically speaking, those with the leastcapacity to adapt. Climatic and other environmental hazards and anthropogenic
risks, coupled with weak and wavering capacities, severely impact theecosystems and Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP) and, thereby, tohuman well-being. Long-term resilience building through disaster risk reduction
and integrated adaptive climate planning, therefore, has become a key priority
for scientists and policymakers alike. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is a costeffective approach that utilizes ecosystem and biodiversity services for disasterrisk reduction and climate change adaptation, while also providing a range ofco-benefits like sustainable livelihoods and food, water and energy
security. This book discusses the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) –both as a science and as art – and elaborates on how it can be applied toPage 25

develop healthy and resilient ecosystems locally, nationally, regionally andglobally. The book covers illustrative methods and tools adopted for applying
NbS in different countries. The authors discuss NbS applications andchallenges, research trends and future insights that have wider regional andglobal relevance. The aspects covered include: landscape restoration,
ecosystem-based adaptation, ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction,
ecological restoration, ecosystem-based protected areas management, green
infrastructure development, nature-friendly infrastructure development invarious ecosystem types, agro-climatic zones and watersheds. The book offers
insights into understanding the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at thegrass roots level and can help indigenous and local communities harness
ecosystem services to help achieve them. It offers a unique, essential resource
for researchers, students, corporations, administrators and policymakers
working in the fields of the environment, geography, development, policy
planning, the natural sciences, life sciences, agriculture, health, climate change
and disaster studies.

Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs 2nd
EditionAuthors: Dennis W. Tafoya
Year: 2020
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 978-3030370732
Content: This book explores how and why an event is a precursor to theemergence of a crisis and how a given crisis affects an organization and its
stakeholders. Using existing systems theory blended with innovative use of wave,
epidemiological, immunological and psycho-social theories, the author discusses
ways to understand the effects of different types of crises while showing how to
document and/or quantitatively measure those effects. The book offers newmodels illustrating how events trigger crises and how they subsequently morph
into catastrophes and disasters. Using theories and tools tested in organizationalsettings to identify contributors to a traumatic event, this book makes a valuable
contribution to organizational and crisis management literature.
Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs 2nd
EditionAuthors: Nikolas Scherer
Year: 2020
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-0367342470
Content: This book provides one of the first systematic in-depth studies onregional catastrophe risk pools. It explores the various goals of these newfinancial instruments, illustrating how they function on a conceptual, technicaland practical level, and reconstructs their political genesis. With climate-related
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disasters increasing in frequency and severity, Insuring Against Climate
Change explores how affected countries, especially those in the Global South,
have increasingly turned to innovative index insurance instruments, as
demonstrated by the creation of the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance
Facility (CCRIF), the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the Pacific Catastrophe
Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative Facility (PCRAFI Facility). Scherer
scrutinizes the formation of this trend, exploring comparatively the goals,
characteristics and histories of these tools, and argues that their attractivenessrests more on political than economic benefits and is, in fact, more supply thandemand-driven. Making a significant contribution to current debates on theopportunities and limitations of what are sometimes described as indirect ‘climate
risk insurance’, this book will be of great interest to political scientists with aninterest in insurance instruments and climate-related disaster management
politics as well as to practitioners working in the insurance, finance and thedevelopment sectors.

An Interdisciplinary Approach for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
Authors: Pal, I., von Meding, J., Shrestha, S., Ahmed, I., Gajendran, T. (Eds.)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-981-329-526-1
Content: This book includes selected papers presented at the international
expert forum on “Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in
Education,” held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 1–2 December
2017. The journey towards disaster risk reduction and resilience requires theparticipation of a wide array of stakeholders ranging from academics topolicymakers, to disaster managers. Given the multifaceted and interdependent
nature of disasters, disaster risk reduction and resilience require a
multidisciplinary problem-solving approach and evidence-based techniques fromthenatural,social,engineering,
and
other
relevantsciences.
Traditionally, hazard and disaster-related studies have been dominated by theengineering and social science fields. In this regard, the main purpose of thisbook is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of disaster risk
reduction, and to gather existing data, research, conceptual work, and practicalcases regarding risk reduction and its ties to sustainable development under asingle “umbrella.” Along with the sustainability aspect, the book also links
disaster risk reduction with development, technology, governance, education,and climate change, and includes discussions on challenges, solutions, and bestpractices in the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction.

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7. Selected Article References
Bravo, Raziel, Mario Gonzalez Segura, Olawale Temowo, and Subhashish Samaddar. "How Does a
Pandemic Disrupt the Benefits of eCommerce? A Case Study of Small and Medium Enterprisesin the US." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 17, no. 2 (2022):522-557.
Dormady, N. C., Rose, A., Roa-Henriquez, A., & Morin, C. B. (2022). The cost-effectiveness of economic
resilience. International Journal of Production Economics, 244, 108371.
Luo, X., Tzioutzios, D., Tong, Z., & Cruz, A. M. (2022). Find-Natech: A GIS-based spatial management
system for Natech events. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103028.
Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Velev, S., Laurien, F., Campbell, K., Czajkowski, J., Keating, A., & Mechler, R.
(2021). Differences in the dynamics of community disaster resilience across the globe. Scientificreports, 11(1), 1-12.
Mochizuki, J., Magnuszewski, P., Pajak, M., Krolikowska, K., Jarzabek, L., & Kulakowska, M. (2021).
Simulation games as a catalyst for social learning: The case of the water-food-energy nexus
game. Global Environmental Change, 66, 102204.
Okada, N. (2021). Build Back Better, Even Before Disaster–Adaptive Design of Communicative Process,Place and Practice. In New Frontiers in Conflict Management and Peace Economics: With a
Focus on Human Security. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Ringsmuth, Andrew K., Ilona M. Otto, Bart van den Hurk, Glada Lahn, Christopher PO Reyer, Timothy R.
Carter, Piotr Magnuszewski et al. "Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate
risks and building resilience." Climate Risk Management (2022): 100395.
Tanaka, T., Yokomatsu, M., Ashino, M., & Ichikawa, Y. (2022). Novel framework for assessing long‐termflood risk management pathways focusing on river channel improvement and amenity
policies. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12804.
Ward, Philip J., James Daniell, Melanie Duncan, Anna Dunne, Cédric Hananel, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler,
Annegien Tijssen et al. "Invited perspectives: A research agenda towards disaster risk
management pathways in multi-(hazard-) risk assessment." Natural Hazards and Earth System
Sciences 22, no. 4 (2022): 1487-1497.

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9. Miscellaneous
Graduate Degree Program
We are pleased to announce a new blended Master of Science (MSc) Disaster
Management: Resilience, Response and Relief course at the Humanitarian and Conflict
Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester. Offered jointly with The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, this programme is designed for participants who
intend to develop theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the disaster risk
management and humanitarian contexts. Graduates will be equipped to work andbecome leaders in the fields of disaster management, humanitarianism, and otherrelated fields. This programme will further enhance students’ personal and professional
development and provide important collaborative links globally.. For more information
pleasevisit
HCRI’swebsite(http://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study-withus/postgraduate-taught/).

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10. Other Newsletters:-

IISD Reporting Services: Free newsletters and lists for environment andsustainable development issues.
Website: http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm-

The International Emergency Management Society Newsletter (TIEMS)
Website: http://www.tiems.info/-

Natural Hazards Group Newsletters
Website: http://www.agu.org/focus_group/NH/about/newsletters/-

Disaster Research: DISASTER RESEARCH (DR) is a moderated newsletter for
creators and users of information about hazards and disasters.
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/currentdr.html-

Emergency Manager’s Weekly Report
Website:http://www.6pinternational.com/news.php?category=Emergency%20Managers%20
Weekly%20Report&-

KatNet-Newsletter: (mostly written in German )Website: http://www.katastrophennetz.de/-

EM-DAT: International Disaster Database Newsletter (CRED)
Website: http://www.emdat.be/publications-

DSCRN: Disaster and Social Crisis Research Network Newsletter
Website: http://www.dscrn.org/cms/index.php?page=newsletter-

International Institute for Sustainable Development Newsletter: IISD Reporting
Services.
Website: Climate Change: http://climate-l.iisd.org/about-the-climate-l-mailing-list/
General Information: http://www.iisd.ca/-

Society of Risk Analysis Newsletter
Website: http://www.sra.org/newsletter.php-

ULC Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Newsletter
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/irdr/newsletter/

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Newsletter Committee:
Head:
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Email: hochrain@iiasa.ac.at
Muneta Yokomatsu
IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
E-mail: yoko@iiasa.ac.at
Ana Maria Cruz
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
E-mail: cruzanamaria2000@yahoo.com
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Applied Emergency and Disaster Management
State Government, New South Wales, Australia
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